Author Archives: Ron Conte

conservative Catholics incorrectly portray themselves as Orthodox

Posted on 3 February 2018 by Ron Conte

Over at OnePeterFive.com, author Steve Skojec has an article which typifies a certain problem in the Church today: The Escalating War Against Orthodox Catholicism. He says “orthodox Catholicism”, but what he really means is conservative Catholicism. And over the past … Continue reading →

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Three Proposed Dubia on Contraception

Posted on 2 February 2018 by Ron Conte

DUBIA D. 1. Whether the teaching of the Magisterium condemning contraception as intrinsically evil is to be understood as applying only to its use in marital intercourse. D. 2. Whether the teaching of the Magisterium condemning contraception as intrinsically evil … Continue reading →

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St. Malachy, Pope Francis, and the Last Pope

Posted on 2 February 2018 by Ron Conte

The prophetic list of then-future Popes, attributed to Saint Malachy, ends with three Popes: * From the Labor of the Sun * From the Glory of the Olive * and then a paragraph, rather than a phrase: “In the final … Continue reading →

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A Quick Note To Readers

Posted on 31 January 2018 by Ron Conte

There have been lots of comments on my blog lately, which is good. Sorry if it takes me a while to get to read and approve of your comment. Note that I don’t necessarily agree with comments, merely because I … Continue reading →

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My Work as a Roman Catholic Theologian

Posted on 30 January 2018 by Ron Conte

Does Veritatis Gaudium imply that those only among the faithful are theologians who have met all the requirements and received the nihil obstat from the Holy See, as detailed in this new set of rules? No. A theologian is someone … Continue reading →

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Weekly Q and A (closed)

Posted on 29 January 2018 by Ron Conte

Please use this post to ask questions on topic in Catholic theology — faith, morals, salvation, biblical chronology, eschatology, etc. I do intend this post to be used for simple questions and answers, and not for any kind of extended … Continue reading →

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Will Joy of Truth solve the Church’s problem with false teachers?

Posted on 29 January 2018 by Ron Conte

“Those who teach matters touching on faith and morals are to be conscious of their duty to carry out their work in full communion with the authentic Magisterium of the Church, above all, with that of the Roman Pontiff.” “a) … Continue reading →

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Are There Two Levels of Infallible Teachings?

Posted on 29 January 2018 by Ron Conte

Licit Theological Dissent The faithful in Christ are permitted by holy Mother Church to sometimes disagree with a decision of the Roman Pontiff or of Church authority more generally on a matter of discipline, without sin. The reason is that … Continue reading →

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Solution to the Problem of Intrinsic Evil and Physical Acts

Posted on 28 January 2018 by Ron Conte

How can a physical act have an inherent morality, good or evil? How can we condemn as always objectively immoral “the deliberate choice of certain kinds of behavior or specific acts, apart from a consideration of the intention for which … Continue reading →

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Scandal Is Not Always A Sin

Posted on 28 January 2018 by Ron Conte

Moral theology uses the term ‘scandal’ with a specialized meaning. [Mark] {9:41} “And whoever will have scandalized one of these little ones who believe in me: it would be better for him if a great millstone were placed around his … Continue reading →

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Canon 915: Teachers of Heresy may not receive Communion

Posted on 27 January 2018 by Ron Conte

Canon 915 says nothing about divorce and remarriage, explicitly. It forbids ministers to give Communion to persons obstinately persevering in manifest grave sin. It is interpreted to apply to the divorced and remarried, if they are in the situation where … Continue reading →

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The Church condemns Unnatural Acts

Posted on 26 January 2018 by Ron Conte

When the subject of contraception was being debated, prior to Humanae Vitae, an interesting question arose. If some contracepted acts are approved, based on the principle of totality, does this not imply that married couples may also use sexual acts … Continue reading →

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